Paul Kapur, Trump’s nominee for key South Asian Affairs role, vows to advance India-US ties in trade, tech at Senate hearing

Paul Kapur, Trump’s nominee for key South Asian Affairs role, vows to advance India-US ties in trade, tech at Senate hearing

While the next US Ambassador to India is yet to be named, Indian-American S Paul Kapur is President Donald Trump’s nominee for the position of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a top diplomatic position wherein he will oversee America’s intersections with India and its neighbourhood — including Pakistan, Bangladesh and … Read more

‘Went too far’: Days after a war of words, Musk says he ‘regrets some posts about President Trump’

‘Went too far’: Days after a war of words, Musk says he ‘regrets some posts about President Trump’

Days after the public fallout between United States President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk took over social media, the latter on Wednesday (June 11) expressed “regret” over some of his posts about the US president. In a post on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Musk wrote, “I regret some of my … Read more

India hopeful of reaching bilateral trade agreement with US before tariff suspension ends: S Jaishankar

India hopeful of reaching bilateral trade agreement with US before tariff suspension ends: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India is hopeful of reaching a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the United States before the suspension of President Donald Trump’s tariffs ends. The US announced 26 per cent “reciprocal” tariffs on Indian goods on April 2, with a 90-day pause period that will be lifted on July … Read more

Trump signs orders to bolster US drone defenses, boost supersonic flight

Trump signs orders to bolster US drone defenses, boost supersonic flight

President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders to bolster US defenses against threatening drones and to boost electric air taxis and supersonic commercial aircraft and supersonic commercial aircraft, the White House said. In the three executive orders, Trump sought to enable routine use of drones beyond the visual sight of operators – a key … Read more

Trump vs Musk feud: The billionaire break-up that broke the internet

Trump vs Musk feud: The billionaire break-up that broke the internet

Elon Musk vs Donald Trump: What began as a policy disagreement quickly turned into digital drama as US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk engaged in an all-out feud late Thursday. The high-profile feud between the US President and the world’s richest man played out in real time, the fallout of which spawned … Read more

Trump’s visa order leaves international students with a ‘sense of inferiority’

Trump’s visa order leaves international students with a ‘sense of inferiority’

US President Donald Trump once pledged to welcome international students with open arms. While campaigning, he promised to grant green cards to all foreign graduates of US colleges. Speaking in a podcast interview last June, he had said: “It’s so sad when we lose people from Harvard, MIT, from the greatest schools… That is going … Read more

Trump and China’s Xi will likely speak this week, White House says

Trump and China’s Xi will likely speak this week, White House says

President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will likely speak this week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, days after Trump accused China of violating an agreement to roll back tariffs and trade restrictions. Leavitt is the third top Trump aide to forecast an imminent call between the two leaders to … Read more

Poland’s Trzaskowski on course for tight presidential election win

Poland’s Trzaskowski on course for tight presidential election win

Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski appeared set for a razor-thin win in Poland’s presidential election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, in a vote seen as a test of the nation’s support for a pro-European course versus Donald Trump-style nationalism. An exit poll by Ipsos for broadcasters TVN, TVP and Polsat showed Trzaskowski of the … Read more

US appeals court keeps block on Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts

US appeals court keeps block on Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts

A US federal appeals court on Friday declined to freeze a lower court ruling that has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s attempt to shrink the federal workforce. The decision ensures that the order issued by US District Judge Susan Illston remains in effect, pausing the cuts for now. President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the … Read more

Trump says he believes a Gaza ceasefire deal is close

Trump says he believes a Gaza ceasefire deal is close

President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes an agreement is close on a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and that it could be announced soon. US officials have been waiting on a formal response from Hamas about what a source said is a proposed 60-day Gaza ceasfire deal. Trump, speaking to reporters … Read more